Today's headline US Senate committee clears Boeing lawyer's stalled NLRB nomination marks almost exactly 51 weeks since the Democrats alley-ooped the NLRB to the Republicans for a slam dunk. Here's a reminder of how that happened (under Biden, too). Republicans keep swallowing political institutions whole in the U.S., and anyone who has their faith placed in the Democrats must be completely delusional, especially after the recent government shutdown disgrace.

I would say that now the U.S. is officially under corporate control (yes, I know it was before but I mean now it's legally locked down), what with the NLRB and Supreme Court in the Republicans' pocket. Labor doesn't stand a chance anymore.

... Prove me wrong???

BAGGAO, Philippines—Black Hawk and ATAK helicopters swooped overhead and began firing into the mountains on an early February afternoon. Farmers tilling crops and tending their water buffalo ran for cover, taking shelter as the helicopters strafed the area. In a nearby town square, onlookers recorded with their phones, gasping as explosions ripped across the horizon. A Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter later made rounds in the area, witnesses said, as soldiers sequestered farmers in shelters. They were kept from their farms for weeks as their harvest wilted and died.

It’s a scene that has become a monthly occurrence in the rural Philippines, beginning in early 2023 and continuing today. The military said it was pursuing rebels from the communist New People’s Army (NPA), a designated terrorist group active since 1969, when Jose Maria Sison founded the New People’s Army—a Maoist group waging an armed rebellion primarily based in rural areas. The military and NPA have been in conflict ever since, despite several rounds of failed peace talks, most recently in 2023.

But since 2023, the Philippine military has started using advanced attack helicopters and fighter jets supplied wholly, or in part, by the United States, in a rapid escalation of counterinsurgency operations that have tormented rural communities and led to numerous potential international humanitarian law violations that could trigger policies preventing U.S. military aid, according to dozens of witnesses and experts who spoke to Drop Site News.

Washington says it is arming its ally to defend against Chinese aggression, but the U.S.-manufactured helicopters have so far been used solely on domestic targets.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information about those receiving the assistance.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday that the action is in the works because those states are refusing to provide data the department requested such as the names and immigration status of the aid recipients.

She said the cooperation is necessary in order to root out fraud in the program. Democratic states have sued to block the requirement.

About 42 million lower-income Americans, or 1 in 8, rely on SNAP to help buy groceries. The average monthly benefit is about $190 per person, or a little over $6 a day. The program is not normally in the political spotlight, but it has been this year.

Back in March 2011, the Israeli consulate in New York City had a problem. A group of soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were coming to the U.S. on a PR trip, and Israeli officials needed help persuading influential media outlets to interview the delegation.

Luckily for the consulate, a new organization called Act For Israel, led by Israeli-American actor Noa Tishby, was prepared to swing into action. “[I]n mid March 2011, the New York Consulate requested our assistance,” Tishby’s organization wrote in a document revealed in a recent trove of leaked emails.

“Act For Israel quickly arranged seven interviews with the top ranks of U.S. blogs and radio shows,” the document explained, highlighting that their efforts helped promote “Israel’s narrative” in Red State, which it described as the “most read blog by US Senators and Congress representatives.”

The previously unreported campaign appears to have violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which mandates that American citizens and organizations publicly disclose any work that seeks to influence American politics on behalf of a foreign power. “That sounds like a slam-dunk case of activities that should have required FARA registration,” said Ben Freeman, a FARA expert at the Quincy Institute, which publishes RS.

The leak provides a rare window into how some pro-Israel activists have skirted rules aimed at providing transparency about foreign influence over American politics — a practice that has helped obscure the scale of Israeli propaganda efforts in the United States. In public, Act For Israel appeared to be no more than a group of pro-Israel Americans advocating for a stronger U.S.-Israel relationship. But the leaked emails and documents show that representatives of the organization sought to shape U.S. public opinion while boasting privately of their intimate collaboration with the Israeli government.

‘Double strikes’ allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were also used extensively under the US’s Obama administration.

A double-tap strike essentially means carrying out two strikes on the same target – often wounding or killing medics and civilians who are coming to the aid of people harmed in the first attack. Here is more about how the United States has used such strikes throughout history.

The US is believed to be one of the main countries to have used double-tap strikes extensively in recent history. Here is a brief timeline of Washington’s alleged or confirmed use of double-tap strikes on various targets.

2025: Yemen

In April, the US conducted air strikes on the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen.

In a social media post, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the objective of these strikes was “to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis, who continue to exploit and bring great pain upon their fellow countrymen”.

The strike killed at least 80 people and wounded another 150, according to the Hodeidah Health Office in Yemen. The Houthi-led government said that the strikes had been made on a civilian facility.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, said the US struck the site a second time – a “double tap” – just as first responders were arriving at the scene. The US has never confirmed this attack was a double tap.

2012: Pakistan

During the administration of US President Barack Obama, US missiles hit a tent in Zowi Sidgi, a remote village in North Waziristan, in July 2012, in what was described by people on the ground as a double strike. The US claimed it was targeting alleged al-Qaeda sanctuaries in the region.

According to Amnesty International’s Mustafa Qadri, who was speaking to the BBC at the time, a group of miners and woodcutters had gathered in the tent for dinner.

Moments after the first strike, when people had arrived to assist those who were hurt, a second US missile hit the same location, local people said. Eighteen people died in total in the two strikes.

2003 and 2004: Iraq

In 2004, US soldiers attacked the Fallujah mosque in the Al Anbar governorate of Iraq, claiming they were being fired upon. Afterwards, they shot at injured Iraqis inside the mosque.

NBC News correspondent Kevin Sites, who was embedded with the US military, reported that a US soldier had shot an unarmed, wounded Iraqi prisoner at the mosque. The next day, Sites filmed an American soldier shouting at Iraqis in the mosque, accusing them of pretending to be dead.

Footage from the mosque attack sparked controversy, prompting an investigation by the US military into whether a US soldier who shot a prisoner had acted in self-defence, legitimately fearing a surprise attack. Investigators found insufficient evidence to charge the soldier.

Late find

Or they could just give the money to non profits that are already helping kids but that wouldn't curry favor with their master.

In a 26th floor courtroom overlooking Manhattan’s frigid winter skyline, dozens of immigrants sat in on the trial of their former president, the once untouchable symbol of a “narco-dictatorship” that reorganized of the government’s judicial, police, and military leadership to collude with drug traffickers.

It wasn’t Nicolás Maduro — though the Venezuelan president had likewise been indicted in the Southern District of New York. It was Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president who, as U.S. prosecutors said in their closing arguments in 2024, “paved a cocaine superhighway” to the United States. In a monthlong trial we covered from New York that winter, Hernández was convicted of three counts of drug trafficking and weapons charges, earning him a 45-year prison sentence.

The American pro-Israel group StopAntisemitism has included children’s content creator Ms Rachel on its “Antisemite of the Year” list, targeting her for highlighting the suffering of Palestinian children.

StopAntisemitism has repeatedly attacked Ms Rachel on social media for sharing content with her more than 20 million followers showing starving Palestinian children and highlighting the plight of youngsters who have lost limbs in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The pro-Israel organisation even has even urged US Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether Accurso is receiving foreign funding to promote anti-Israel messaging and influence public opinion. There has been no evidence provided such accusations.

The build-up in the Caribbean began in August with the deployment of air and naval forces, including a nuclear-powered submarine and spy planes, according to US officials.

It now includes a range of aircraft carriers, guided-missile destroyers, and amphibious assault ships capable of landing thousands of troops.

Analysis of satellite images has made it possible to identify at least six military vessels in the region over the past week.

Sources told the Miami Hearld that during the call Trump had pressed Maduro to leave “right away”, offering guarantees for his family only if he resigned on the spot. Maduro reportedly refused and instead put forward counter-demands, including global amnesty and the ability to retain control of the armed forces even if he ceded political power.

According to the Miami Herald, there has been no further communication since, despite Maduro’s attempt to secure a second call after Trump declared Venezuelan airspace “closed in its entirety”.

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Main Themes & Critiques

1. Immigration & "Blowback" from Foreign Policy: The hosts critique coverage of a fatal attack on National Guard members by an Afghan asylum seeker. They argue corporate media omits crucial context: the suspect worked with a CIA unit involved in night raids and civilian casualties. They frame this as "blowback" — the inevitable consequence of decades of U.S. invasion and occupation, a point they say is consistently whitewashed.

2. Trump's Venezuela Policy & Alleged War Crimes: A major segment focuses on a Washington Post report alleging U.S. forces launched a second strike on a damaged Venezuelan boat to kill survivors. The hosts:

   • Contrast the reactions of Democrats (Sen. Chris Van Hollen called it a potential war crime/murder) and Republicans (Sen. Markwayne Mullin dismissed it as unverified "allegations").
   • Mock the legal premise of a "war on drug cartels" used to justify the strikes.
   • Criticize the broader regime-change policy towards Venezuela, highlighting its oil reserves and the hypocrisy of pardoning convicted Honduran narco-trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández while accusing Venezuela's Maduro of drug trafficking.
   • Lambast rhetoric from officials like Sen. Eric Schmitt and Rep. María Elvira Salazar, who frame intervention in Venezuela as "America First" and predict easy success.

3. Ukraine War & "Peace" vs. "Proxy War": They discuss Trump's negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

   • Credit Trump for engaging diplomatically, contrasting it with Biden's approach.
   • Argue the Washington establishment (like Rep. Mike Turner) refuses to make peace, clinging to a debunked "Russia-gate" narrative and demonizing Russia to maintain a proxy war aimed at preserving "Western hegemony."
   • Criticize figures like Rep. Don Bacon for viewing concessions (like Ukraine not joining NATO) as "surrender," arguing this condemns more Ukrainians to die in a losing war.

4. Domestic Politics & Economy:

   • Dismiss Black Friday economic optimism from Trump adviser Kevin Hassett, arguing it reflects a "K-shaped" recovery where spending increases are driven by the wealthy and higher prices, not broad-based wage growth.
   • Mock Tim Walz's non-answer about Kamala Harris's 2028 prospects, arguing Democrats have learned nothing from their 2024 loss, specifically refusing to address the impact of their stance on Gaza, which alienated key voters.

Hosts' Perspective & Tone

The hosts position themselves as left-wing critics of both political establishments and mainstream media. Their tone is sarcastic, mocking, and deeply cynical. Key elements of their perspective include:

• Anti-interventionism: They are sharply critical of U.S. foreign policy, regime change, sanctions, and military actions, viewing them as immoral and creating unintended consequences.
• Media Critique: They accuse corporate media of being propagandistic, omitting crucial context (like U.S. war crimes or the causes of migration), and serving elite interests.
• Hypocrisy Watch: They consistently point out contradictions, such as Republicans suddenly embracing neocons they once denounced, or Trump pardoning a narco-trafficker while accusing Maduro of drug crimes.
• Cynical Bipartisanship: They see little substantive difference between the two parties on core issues of war, empire, and serving corporate power, despite performative conflicts.

Notable Cultural References & Asides

• The opening references Keith Olbermann's "Worst Persons" segment and his evolution from criticizing Bush-era neocons to embracing them during Russiagate.
• They use songs by Pink's What About Us and The Magnetic Fields' Absolutely Cucko to humorously underscore points about broken promises and instability.
• They share personal trivia, like Maté's childhood commercial for "Men of Metal" and the height/youth of Judge Boasberg (who they mockingly defend against charges of being an "activist judge").

In essence, the episode is a diatribe against what the hosts see as the corrupt, hypocritical, and destructive consensus in Washington and the media that supports endless war, demonizes adversaries, and ignores the root causes of global and domestic crises.

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This transcript is from an interview segment on "Breaking Points" discussing a shooting incident in Washington DC, where two National Guardsmen were shot, one fatally. The suspected gunman is identified as an Afghan national who was allegedly part of CIA-backed units ("zero units" or "death squads") in Afghanistan before being granted asylum in the US.

The host interviews investigative journalist Seth Harp, who outlines the suspect's background:

• Recruited by the CIA at age 15 into a "zero unit" (specifically the Kandahar Strike Force).
• This unit was reportedly led by a powerful Afghan drug lord and warlord, Ahmad Wali Karzai.
• These units conducted night raids/assassinations and were involved in criminal activities, including drug trafficking and the practice of "bacha bazi" (sexual exploitation of boys).
• The suspect was later brought to the US under a special immigrant visa program.

Key discussion points:

1. Imperial Blowback: The interview frames the incident as a potential consequence ("blowback") of US foreign policy and covert operations in Afghanistan. The trauma and skills from these operations, combined with difficulty integrating into American society, are suggested as factors in the violence.
2. Vetting and Political Narrative: They critique statements from officials like Rep. Claudia Tenney, who suggested the suspect was not properly vetted and may have been "radicalized" in the US. The interviewer and Harp argue the radicalization likely stemmed from his experiences in the CIA-backed units, not Islamist ideology. They also note his asylum was granted under the Trump administration, countering attempts to make it a partisan issue.
3. Pattern of Violence: Harp references a prior incident where another Afghan veteran of similar units shot a police officer in Virginia, citing a viral video that showed the man's distress and professional combat skills.
4. Systemic Issues: The discussion highlights the moral and practical consequences of using proxy forces (like the zero units) and then repatriating thousands of such individuals to the US, suggesting they represent a potentially unstable population.

The tone is critical of US covert operations, the military-industrial complex, and what the host calls the "deep state." The segment concludes by promoting Harp's investigative work and encouraging viewers to support independent media.

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0:01 Get a load of this guys. Another Afghan national was arrested this time in

0:08 Texas. Now reports are saying that he posted a video on Tik Tok of himself

0:17 making a bomb and bomb threats. Very strange that all of this is happening so

0:23 close together. I mean, it was just the other day we reported about uh an Afghan national who went to, as they said, they

0:30 he drove across the country to Washington DC and shot two National

0:36 Guard members. One of them has already passed away. That is Sarah uh Beckm who was only 20 years old. And now they are

0:43 reporting that an Afghan national in Texas was arrested 2 days prior to that

0:51 incident in DC. Very strange, isn't it? It's almost as if someone just pressed a

0:57 button somewhere and it activated activated these guys. It's almost as if

1:05 and I'm telling you guys, look, yes, I believe in coincidences, but given

1:10 everything that is taking place right now, I do not consider this to be a coincidence. I believe these guys were

1:16 activated. And we're going to get into the details of this. Let's start with this first clip here. By the way, Fox

1:22 News was the only one who reported this so far and other news outlets are

1:29 referring to the Fox News reporting. So, I find that very interesting as well. Listen to this.

1:35 Well, this just in. We have a Fox News alert from Brooke Taylor. You won't believe this. DHS is confirming that an

1:42 Afghan national was arrested Tuesday after posting a video of himself on Tik

1:47 Tok indicating he was building a bomb with an intended target of the Fort

1:52 Worth area. Yeah, I don't believe it. Yeah, I I

1:58 don't believe you're telling the whole story. You know what I mean? Like, come on, guys. They're not even trying to

2:04 hide it this close together. Excuse me. this close together like it

2:11 it they are really really trying to press this button. I'm telling you they are trying to make you fear Muslims in

2:18 this country. They're going to try to sell this narrative that we are under attack that Americans are under attack

2:25 from Muslims and why Afghanistan. We're going to get into the details about that in just a couple of minutes about what

2:31 Donald Trump said in September of this year about Afghanistan. Let's continue.

2:38 Muhammad Dawid Alukazai is charged at the state level with making a terroristic threat according to DHS.

2:44 Listen to this. He came to the United States as part of Operation Allies

2:50 Welcome. So here you have it. This happened Tuesday. Texas Department of Public Safety. This is a second Afghan

2:58 National Second one this week. Operation Allies Welcome. He had a terror plot. We

3:04 know it comes the same week that that deranged individual, that alleged assassin, took out two of our heroic

3:10 National Guard came here on the same program, Operation Allies Welcome. A

3:16 program that we were assured time and time again by Morcus, by Jens Saki, by Joe Biden himself was safe and secure.

3:24 But here we have a second data point in one week that it was not safe. It was not secure. And we've got to look very

3:30 hard at this program as President Trump is vowing to make change. We will give you all the details as they come. New

3:36 reporting in from Brooke Taylor. And notice what she said there at the end. They have to take another look at

3:43 this program. In other words, what that means is that they're going to have to take another look at the immigration

3:49 policy and how these people were vetted. Now, we already told you that the previous uh suspect from DC was approved

3:58 for asylum under Donald Trump's administration this year in April. But

4:03 what they're trying to do is they're trying to say this is all the fault of the Biden administration. And as I told you guys before, look, there are many

4:09 criticisms of Joe Biden and his administration, which I have been talking about for a number of time, you

4:16 know, on this channel when he was president, but Joe Biden is not president anymore.

4:21 Donald Trump is president. So only for so long can they continue

4:28 with this narrative. This is all because of the Democratic party. Reality here is folks, we know like if we look at the

4:35 history of this country, we know that there was yes different operations that

4:40 have happened via the deep state. We know about MK Ultra. We know how they

4:46 experimented on people right here in this country. And I don't want people to forget about that. Make sure you hold on

4:53 to that. There's more a little bit more information here. Again, I want to show you. Look at who was reporting it. It

5:00 was Fox News. I also find it very strange that this arrest happened uh

5:06 last Tuesday, but it was not they didn't report it.

5:11 This happened prior to the DC attack. So

5:18 why are you just hearing about it now? And if you go back to what she said, she said it was the Department of Homeland

5:24 Security, which of course is under the Trump administration. Don't Don't anybody find it strange that

5:30 this guy was arrested last Tuesday, but they didn't tell you about it? It's almost as if they're going to look and

5:36 search for things now to prove their point to get their point across that we are under attack.

5:43 Here's another one here again. Fox News, the only one. Listen to this.

5:48 An Afghan national now facing terroristic threat charges after he posted a video saying he was building a

5:54 bomb with Fort Worth, Texas, the intended target. Christina Coleman

6:00 joining us live with the latest on that story from the Southland. Christina, hi Kevin. Yes. DHS spokesperson Trisha

6:06 Mclofflin says just one day before the terrorist attack against the National Guard in Washington DC, another Afghan

6:13 national who was parrolled into the US under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome

6:18 Program was arrested for threatening to blow up a building in Fort Worth. Authorities identified the suspect as

6:25 Muhammad Dalwood Alakose. DHS says he's accused of posting a video of himself on

6:30 Tik Tok indicating he was building a bomb intended for the Fort Worth area.

6:36 Fox News's Brooke Taylor reports that he was arrested on Tuesday by the Texas Department of Public Safety and FBI in a

6:43 coordinated law enforcement effort. I'll look. So he was arrested also by the FBI, but

6:51 Cash Patel didn't know about this. Like the incompetency

6:58 of this administration. Jeez Louise. Jose was parrolled into the US in

7:03 September of 2022. He had been admitted as a lawful permanent resident. Also

7:08 this week, President Trump called for a reform of the country's immigration vetting process following the attack on

7:14 the National Guard troops on Wednesday, which involved a suspect who was also parrolled into the US under Biden's

7:21 Operation Allies Welcome Program. These are people I'll show you this in a

7:27 second as well. These are guys who fought alongside with our CIA in

7:34 Afghanistan. They fought against their own people. uh as we told you before um

7:39 Ramanula he was recruited when he was 15 years old.

7:44 So again we talked about that early programming. So we have to remember that

7:50 and why they were given refuge here in the United States. They fought along the CIA against their own people in

7:57 Afghanistan and then of course afterwards they were considered you know

8:03 they were they were threatened of course in their own country. So they were given

8:08 you know refuge here in the United States because they worked with us.

8:15 It is absolutely insane. What these reporters should be calling out is the

8:20 deep state. They should call out the CIA. They should say, "Hey, I don't know. Maybe we should not be training

8:27 people uh as hired guns to go kill their own people." But you're never going to

8:32 hear them say that because that's not what they're paid to do right now. They

8:37 are paid to make you afraid. That's what they're paid to do. Who does

8:43 it benefit? Always ask yourself this question. Who does it benefit at the end of the day? It benefits the US

8:48 government. It benefits Israel. It benefits that relationship between the US and Israel.

8:55 New polling does not look favorable for Israel at all.

9:03 Look, this is how they come in. This is how they they're standing on top of each other in a that's an airplane. There was

9:10 no vetting or anything. Such a lie. DHS says about 85,000

9:16 Afghans settled into the US under Biden's Welcome Allies program. Sean Van

9:22 Driver, the president of Afghan Evac says vetting was conducted, but again a

9:27 review of the vetting process will take place. Now, as for the suspect in Fort Worth, ICE has lodged a detainee on him

9:34 and he was charged at the state level with making a terroristic threat. Kevin,

9:40 so they realize they can't make Americans afraid of Palestinians. That

9:45 doesn't seem to be working out. So now, let's go back to Afghanistan.

9:51 Let's make them afraid of Afghans in this country.

9:58 And why Afghanistan? Let me show you something. Uh, someone sent this to me.

10:04 And of course, shout out to the individual who sent this to me from ML

10:12 Corvidel. They sent this screenshot

10:18 September 20, 2025. Trump says bad things will

10:24 happen if Afghanistan does not return Bram Air Base.

10:31 This was reported by Reuters in September. You know, it kind of went right past me

10:38 to be honest with you, by Katherine Jackson and Phil Stewart. September 20th, 2025. Bad things will

10:45 happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram Air Base.

10:50 What kind of bad things? Look at Look at what's going around,

10:56 folks. It's almost if it was really right there in plain sight.

11:04 President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened bad things would happen if Afghanistan does not give back control of Bagram Air 11:11

Base to the United States and declined to rule out sending in troops to retake it. If Afghanistan doesn't give Bagram

11:18 Air Base back to those that built it, the United States of America, bad things are going to happen. Trump said in a

11:25 truth social post. He said that the US has sought to regain control of the base

11:32 used by American forces following the attacks of September 11. He told reporters that on that Friday that he

11:39 was speaking with Afghanistan about it. So, first of all,

11:46 let's talk about this. And you you guys know how I feel about this. The US should not have bases in Afghanistan or

11:51 any other country. We've talked about this before. The US has been basically policing the

11:57 world. You can't just come into these people's countries, put up a base, and say,

12:02 "Okay, like we're watching you." Now, then there is the war in Afghanistan. 20

12:09 years in Afghanistan, what was accomplished from that war?

12:15 People are asking, "Why are there Afghan nationals in the United States?" Again, that's the wrong question.

12:22 But to answer that question, because of what we did in Afghanistan,

12:28 we destroyed that country there. There's no other way to put that. A 20-year war,

12:34 and what was gained from it? A lot of people died, including American soldiers also died in Afghanistan.

12:42 There was starvation crisis in Afghanistan. When Biden was in office and he decided, okay, we're going to

12:47 pull the troops out of Afghanistan, a lot of reporters didn't cover what was

12:53 happening uh during that time in Afghanistan and what happened after that, which was that there was a

12:58 starvation crisis in Afghanistan. We go into these countries, we steal their resources, we kill their people,

13:06 and then the people there are worse off than they were before the intervention. And I've said this over and over again.

13:13 There is also opium in Afghanistan. Yeah, Afghanistan has resources. The US

13:19 government just doesn't go into a country that doesn't have anything and say, "Hey, I think we need to start some war around

13:26 here." So, the people have just been the

13:32 intervention in Afghanistan, the the 20 years, it ruined that country and the

13:39 people have been left in despair. Now, Donald Trump wants to reactivate that

13:45 base in Afghanistan again. Why? Why would the president of so-called peace,

13:50 which people continue to say, which is ridiculous, why would he want to reactivate a base in Afghanistan?

13:59 What is going on? Everyone needs to pay attention and call him out on this

14:04 ridiculousness. A lot of us, I believe, nowadays, are

14:11 anti-war. And if you're anti-war, if you want these wars to stop, you shouldn't be calling for reactivating any US

14:18 military bases and obviously not implementing any new military bases. We

14:24 shouldn't have military bases all over the world. This is absolutely insane. And I say that as someone who came from

14:29 a military family. I'm here to tell you it is wrong. Imagine if another country

14:35 had all of their bases in in the United States. Imagine if China or Russia had

14:40 bases in the United States surrounding us. How would you feel?

14:49 So, what is this really all about, folks? What's really going on? And I'm going to

14:54 tell you, we're going to have to look at the G um the geography in just a second

15:00 because I think I know what the plan is. But I want to take you back to when Afghan nationals were brought into the

15:06 United States. This was during um about two years ago. This video uh Texas

15:13 Congresswoman helps free jailed Afghan soldier who fought alongside US troops

15:19 during the war. So again, there were many of them that fought alongside with

15:24 the United States. Listen to this. Just to take you back. Now, it's a story you first saw on KPRC2. Today, an imprisoned Afghan troop

15:32 who fought alongside US soldiers against the Taliban is going to be reunited with his family. Our KPRC2 Zach Latchway joins us this

15:40 morning with more on the call for help that was answered. Zack. Sophia, good morning. It's a remarkable

15:45 story of sacrifice and determination. A man not American risked his life for our

15:51 country. And this afternoon, he will be reunited with his family after spending the last 4 months detained.

15:59 This is my brother. Okay. He worked as a special force officer. The call for help came last month when

16:05 Sammy Safi reached out to us hoping we could help his brother Abdul Wasi Safi,

16:11 an Afghan troop who fought alongside US soldiers against the Taliban during Operation Enduring Freedom. Wasi was

16:18 left behind when the US pulled out of Afghanistan. And to avoid persecution, Wasi fled to America seeking asylum. But

16:26 he was detained crossing the Texas Mexico border. We reached out to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee who

16:33 wrote to the White House asking for Wasi to be freed. I indicated that this was a national

16:38 issue. This is not something that we want to go unattended and that this

16:44 young soldier was fleeing for his life. It worked. Jackson Lee announced Wasi

16:50 will be freed. He was fleeing for his life. Why was he

16:58 fleeing for his life? Because he fought alongside with us against his own people. And that is why they are here.

17:07 So people always need to remember that. And a lot of a lot of people they want to point and say, "Oh no, they shouldn't

17:13 be here. Why are they here?" etc. but they don't want to get into the meat of

17:19 it like I just did to show you why they were here in the first place. Now, I

17:24 said it seems though to me someone came along somewhere and they decided to just push a button and activate these guys

17:32 and I really do feel like something is is a foot here. Something is a foot.

17:38 They are really trying to make you fear Muslims in this country. And if that means that they have to implement these

17:46 false flags, these quote unquote attacks

17:51 to scare you, then they will. In fact, Alex Jones of all people, and again, I

17:58 never thought I would uh show video from Alex Jones on this channel. Ever. ever

18:04 ever thought that Alex Jones of all people was given a heads up about the he

18:09 was g given the warning about this after that arrest in DC. Listen to this.

18:17 Two weeks ago on my syndicated broadcast, General Flynn, the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency,

18:23 predicted that in the coming months or even weeks, the deep state CIA elements

18:32 ally of the Democratic Party, the Communist, China, Venezuela, and others would begin triggering sleeper cells

18:39 inside the United States, particularly Islamic. Now, let me pause here. So of course he

18:45 says the Democrats, it's not the Democrats. The deep state is not linked to one particular party. People have to

18:52 really understand this. It's not China. It's not Russia. But the part here that 18:58 I think you should hold on to is intel. It's the intelligence agencies, whether

19:04 it's this the CIA, the NSA, etc. implementing sleeper cells to activate

19:12 people. So the problem here with Alex Jones is that he still wants to put the blame on

19:18 the other party. This is not something that's unique to one party. Intelligence agencies operate under both parties. And

19:25 honestly, at the end of the day, they don't really give a damn what party is in power at that point in time. As long

19:30 as the mission, their mission is accomplished. That's what it really comes down to. So he's still stuck in

19:38 the whole it's that side and not our side thing. Um maybe one day he will

19:44 fully wake up and see things for what they really are, especially when it comes to foreign

19:50 policy. But the deep state in particular, the CIA, the NSA, etc.,

19:58 Israel, the MSA, all all of this together, they work together to

20:03 accomplish their mission at hand. It was a while back I I showed a video on this

20:09 channel of a guy who used to work with the CIA and he was talking about this is back in the 70s. He was talking about

20:14 how they would even pick articles. They would decide what would we what would be

20:20 reported in the news like back in the day during that time after he left. He said that they were picking headline

20:26 stories. They sometimes would create headline stories.

20:33 Look it up. Google it. Look it up on YouTube. It's a video from the 1970s. I can't show it on here again because it

20:38 has copyright, but look that up. So, he's still stuck in the duopoly. It's

20:44 It's not a duopoly thing. It's not. And once people start to realize that, then they'll see what's really going on.

20:50 I'll post the interview below. He was on my broadcast yesterday

20:56 and pointed out that all the evidence is clear. We've also had whistleblowers uh that have talked to Jesse Waters and

21:03 others at Fox from inside the CIA that this whole program with the

21:11 Sedicious Six and the script they were given Brennan's the handler

21:16 former head of the CIA from my analysis. this whole operation they've been

21:23 running of saying implying Trump's putting out illegal orders is ahead of

21:28 major events to destabilize the United States with different paramilitary forces and then when Trump tries to call

21:35 the military the corporate media would already pre-plant the idea that his orders are illegal. This is sedition.

21:41 This is the prep phase for a violent coup and I've been predicting it along with

21:49 General Flynn as well. So again, he's still stuck in the partisan part, but he had part of this,

21:55 right, which is that yes, the deep state can activate sleeper cells. Um, so that would be the intelligence agencies,

22:02 right? Yes, Trump's orders are illegal. Uh, it is okay to say that. And Alex

22:07 Jones, you need to get out of that whatever that cult is that that you're a part of that just constantly defends

22:14 Donald Trump to no end. uh and then you'll start to see things for what they

22:20 really are. But yes, again, we have seen these things happen before in this country. Like I said, don't forget the

22:25 MK Ultra uh experiments. So, what I believe is happening, and let me pull

22:32 this up here. I want to show you this map. What I believe is happening is this. I

22:38 believe that they are trying to in some way, shape, or form, there's the Israel

22:43 peace. We'll get back to that in just a second. They're trying to initiate some

22:48 type of conflict with Afghanistan. Again, why? Let's look at the map.

22:56 If you look at where Afghanistan is situated, so we have Iran. Afghanistan

23:04 is right next to Iran and Pakistan. In between Iran and

23:09 Pakistan. Imagine that, right? Because of course the US government, both

23:14 parties despise Iran. They see them as a threat to Israel's greater plan.

23:22 And they're also not happy with Pakistan. Remember, they came in and they kicked Imran Khan out of office and

23:29 jailed him because he didn't want to take a position on the Russia Ukraine war. Let's not forget that as well.

23:36 But if you look at Afghanistan, what do we see

23:42 very close to it? Ah, China.

23:49 Let's go in a little bit further here. China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are

23:58 very close to China. We come out a little bit closer here. You can see it.

24:06 So, it's almost as if if I were to make a prediction, it almost kind of feels like

24:13 the US wants to to to have some type of issue with Afghanistan again.

24:20 And we already know they have an issue with Pakistan. So that they can kind of make their

24:25 their reasoning for coming in to take over Afghanistan

24:31 again. So that they can make their way right here. Ding ding ding ding ding to China.

24:40 They're right there on China's border. Right there.

24:45 Now, let's go back to this article here

24:52 where Trump says bad things will happen if Afghanistan does not return the Bram Air Base. So again, if you're done with

25:01 Afghanistan, you're not trying to go back into Afghanistan, you don't want to send soldiers back there, and you don't

25:08 want to have any more wars, which we know is a lie with with Trump as well.

25:15 Why do you need to reactivate that base? Why do you need that base back?

25:22 H so that you can keep an eye on what their neighbor right here, China,

25:30 is doing. Is is that why you see it's it's never just part of a

25:37 small plan. It's part of a bigger plan. And then there's the other issue with Israel. Israel wants to accomplish this

25:44 greater Israel uh project which would also include Syria, parts of Syria, part

25:51 of Jordan, even part of Egypt, even though Egypt tries to pretend like this ain't a thing. Uh there was parts of

25:57 Saudi Arabia and that in all, don't forget Israel wants Iran gone as well.

26:03 Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran the curse. Benjamin Netanyahu said uh we

26:08 would have a blessing if Iran wasn't there in the way. So the greater is

26:14 Israel project would actually also include Iran as well taking over all of

26:20 this Iraq Iran and bing bing bing bing there's Afghanistan

26:26 they would be a problem too for them they want all of it all of it.

26:32 So, everybody needs to pay attention to what's going on, folks.

26:39 And the polling shows you the big problem here for Israel. Shout out to

26:45 Drop Site News for this one. Sympathy for Israel has collapsed to a historic low. According to a new poll by Big Data

26:51 Poll, only 29.1% of voters now side with Israel, while 21.4%

26:58 back Palestine. Support has fallen sharply

27:03 from 54% peak measured after October 7th. And I'll show you that graph.

27:10 Democrats lean towards Palestine 31.9% versus 17.1%.

27:16 Independents split almost evenly. Young Republicans from ages 18 to 19 now favor

27:24 Palestine 33.4% 24% to 27.9%.

27:30 That's a big change. America First voters 25 to 29 show the starkkest

27:38 break. 40.8% sympathize with Palestine. So, I thought

27:43 this was interesting. I'll show you um the graph here. I thought it was

27:48 interesting considering they said America first voters as if that's a separate party. It's not.

27:55 So that I thought that was interesting. Maybe that's a sign of something to

28:01 come. Who knows? But these are the people that I would imagine uh supported Donald Trump, voted

28:09 for Donald Trump because of his America first uh agenda, and now have said, "No,

28:14 f this guy. This is ridiculous. Uh we are just America first."

28:19 So something could be happening there. But here's the graph here.

28:26 So this is interesting. This is interesting. Among registered voters,

28:33 29.1% support Israel. This is a historic low for Israel. I I

28:39 wish it was lower than that, but this is historic. Republicans 47.1%

28:47 support Israel. That's not even at 50% anymore. Democrats 17.1%.

28:54 Independents 20.1%. But here's the kicker, folks. That 18 to

29:00 19 year old, the young Republicans, only 27.9%. Most of them now support

29:06 Palestine at 33.4%. And America First, ages 25 to 29, only

29:12 24.5% support Israel. This big shift here, 40.8% support Palestine. That is

29:20 very very telling. Things are changing.

29:25 Again, it's not, you know, necessarily as much about the Democrats, right? Because

29:32 Democrats are are more likely to break away if if any other party, right? If if you were to compare them between the

29:37 Republican party. But what was not supposed to happen is that you were not supposed to have conservatives break

29:44 away from Israel in that way, shape, or form. This is a big deal. Um, pollsters

29:53 say the GOP's populist wing is driving the shift. Younger Republicans

29:58 identifying with the America First strongly reject Israel's war. Among America uh first Republicans age 18 to

30:06 29, 52.9% say Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide compared to 29.2%

30:14 who disagree. That's the most l most latest poll they

30:20 know. So, here's something to think about. If I saw that poll, if Dropside

30:27 News saw that poll, then you can damn sure bet that Donald Trump saw that poll. And you can damn sure bet that

30:34 Benjamin Netanyahu saw that poll.

30:40 So, things are changing. They don't like it. And honestly, folks,

30:48 this could be the shift, the break that we're looking for. There is already uh a

30:53 candidate running against Randy Fine, who's a Republican, but is in not

30:59 support of of Israel. There is already, we brought on Jose Vega multiple times on the show. Jose

31:06 Vega is running as a Democrat in the primary and then a independent in the general. He's running against Richie

31:11 Torres. And then there's both of them are a part of uh Azapac which I talked about before

31:17 on the show which is a pack to challenge Apac to get Apac out.

31:23 I never thought I would have seen this before in my life you guys. So there is change that that is happening and uh I

31:32 really do believe that the deep state is trying to fight back against that change by implementing or initiating these

31:39 attacks that you've seen recently this past week. Hey guys, this was a savvy

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Sources:

👉 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64428041

👉 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/charlie-kirk-bail-out-alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-1234621493/

👉 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-once-called-patriot-180221252.html

Do I think Charlie Kirk should have been murdered? NO.

But it SICKENS me to see so many americans paying tribute to him.

He laughed about violence

Mega-thread of Palestine, climate, and labor protests around the globe - Nov. 30

from MiniMia (who was arrested, need to find out more about that.)

https://syzito.xyz/@fkamiah17/115637348498631861

#FreePalestine
#Palestine #LaborSolidarity #EndFossilFuels #news #politics #USpol #UKSpol #ClimateAction

@palestine

@fkamiah17

Caracas has denounced United States President Donald Trump’s announcement that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be considered closed “in its entirety”, as tensions between the countries escalate.

In a statement on Saturday afternoon, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said Trump’s statement earlier in the day amounts to a “colonialist threat”.

“Venezuela denounces and condemns the colonialist threat that seeks to affect the sovereignty of its airspace, constituting yet another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people,” the ministry said.

Trump had written on his Truth Social platform on Saturday morning: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY”.